@runjerseygirl
Ran across this article today, and wanted to see what you all thought.
I feel bad for the woman, but I'm also curious as to what the author of the article considers an "athletic build."
Do you even run?
Smaller By The Day
They had a table break under a 165 pound man? They have shitty tables. My fiance's table held me just fine when I was 300 pounds.
Improvements
Weight 100 pounds lost
5K 31:02 Sept. 2012 / 23:36 Sept. 2013 (Same Course)
10K 48:59 April 2013
HM 2:03:56 Nov. 2012 / 1:46:50 March 2013
MARATHON 3:57:33 Nov. 2013
This made me LOL!
That is sad if true. But the "athletic build" description confused me at first. I went back to the first page to take another look. Yeah, just because you can finish a half marathon does not mean you have an athletic build.
PRs:
5k: 25:05 (Sep 2011) 10k: 51:57 (Aug 2012) half: 1:56:46 (May 2013) full: 4:09:46 (Jan 2016)
Chairman
She looks plenty athletic. Promise her a championship belt, and I bet she sucks down more wieners than Joey Chestnut.
Coalition for a Free and Independent New Jersey
Wow.
”Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.”
Tomas
The term "athletic build" can have very different meanings. She has an "athletic build" if she's a power lifter or a hammer thrower or something like that. She does not have an "athletic build" for a runner.
Short term goal: 17:59 5K
Mid term goal: 2:54:59 marathon
Long term goal: To say I've been a runner half my life. (I started running at age 45).
Not a dude
Do they consider those dudes who run with tires to be "athletic"? She's carrying a spare.
6-3 250 pounds. If she could run a 4.5 she would be a first round draft pick.
Wickedly Average
I could "finish" a half marathon at 250 pounds. Not running, mind you, but I could run/walk the distance (with an emphasis on walking).
Still, I'm in support of anybody that puts in the effort and crosses the finish line. That's loads better than sitting around the house claiming that they can't do it.
I'm not saying that she has the athletic build going on, but she's putting in the effort. Perhaps she will have that athletic build in the future.
Tom (formerly known as PhotogTom)
5K - 25:16, 10K - 55:31, 15K - 1:20:55, HM - 1:54:54
Only if she can tackle, block, and/or catch.
She could be coached up. I could see the Lions drafting her as a project.
She would be bigger and faster than Manti Te'o. I can't believe that dude lost 15 pounds to improve his speed, and ran a 4.82 at the combine.
The Patriots draft athletes. 1 guy won a silver on the 4 x 100 relay team so she would fit right in.
He started out as a possible top 10 draft pick until he was exposed by Deadspin, Alabama and his pathetic combine.